What if youth engagement in civic activities—volunteering, activism, and advocacy—did more than help communities? What if it also improved the mental health of volunteers? While traditional approaches to mental health include psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, and pharmacological treatments, some McGill researchers are exploring how civic involvement can contribute to positive[Read More…]
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The Tribune Explains: How Mark Carney’s budget will impact McGill students
On Nov. 4, Prime Minister Mark Carney released his long-anticipated 2025 budget, which has been criticized for projecting a $78 billion CAD deficit—despite Canada’s stated commitments to reduce its deficit—and for cutting public service jobs. Supporters argue that the new budget will contribute to stabilizing the country’s long-term fiscal outlook,[Read More…]
Trust, community, and the burden of leadership take centre stage in ‘The Grown-Ups’
When the world around you changes in an instant, and you’re responsible for the safety of hundreds of young campers, what kind of leader will you choose to be? Tuesday Night Café Theatre’s production of The Grown-Ups, by Simon Henriques and Skylar Fox, explores how personal decisions feed into or[Read More…]
Love is a verb
Late on a Saturday night of St. Laurent bar-hopping, you walk into the dingy bathroom of Bar Bifteck to find a college-aged stranger kneeling over the toilet. They appear to be alone. You go over and ask if they are okay, offering to hold their hair back or to get[Read More…]
Montreal’s unhoused population deserves to thrive, not just survive
For Montreal’s unhoused individuals, the early-descending freezing temperatures and the predicted high-precipitation winter ahead pose fatal risks, including frostbite, hypothermia, and death. Yet, shelters across the city are already struggling at and over capacity. Although Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada has promised to expand housing and healthcare services for the unhoused,[Read More…]
The newest ‘Frankenstein’ adaptation redefines its iconic characters
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein hit theatres in mid-October and is now streaming on Netflix. The film is an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel of the same name, which is a classic in English literature and is often thought of as the first science fiction novel. The story follows the[Read More…]
Everything you need to know heading into McGill’s fall intramural playoffs
It is the most important time of the semester already, and no, I am not talking about finals (though I guess in some way I am). Intramural playoff season is upon us, and over 500 teams across 14 sports will be battling it out for ultimate victory. As a seasoned[Read More…]
Keeping the channel open
You sit down to write, the blank page in front of you simultaneously inspiring and intimidating: The channel is open, the possibilities are limitless. This stage of the process is difficult and anxiety-inducing, but you know it is an unavoidable part of writing. //Or, maybe, it doesn’t have to be.//[Read More…]
Inclusion done wrong: The backlash against Sky Sports’ Halo account
Sky Sports’ short-lived TikTok account, Halo, which was marketed as “Sky Sports’ lil sis,” lasted mere days before the company quietly pulled the plug due to intense backlash. Originally designed to “create a space alongside Sky’s existing social channels for new, young, female fans,” the initiative instead sparked immediate criticism.[Read More…]
ChatGPT, three years in
Across higher education, professors, students, and administrators are grappling with how to respond to the widespread availability of fast, free, and increasingly capable chatbots like ChatGPT. In a survey conducted by The Tribune with 46 McGill undergraduate participants, only one in five students reported not using ChatGPT for class, while[Read More…]
